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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

| Mrs. Capt. Anderson, of Sinnet's addi-
tion, who had just recovered from her re-
cent severe illness. had the misfortune to
fall recently. dislocating her right hip.
and leaving her in very critical condi-
ton.
Mr.. C. B. Fisk, of Cordova, who in
tended to erect store building and go
into business in that town. was in the
city yesterday on his way to Oxford
Junction, where he has secured q good
business location.
The Broadway church will be opened
tomorrow for the first time since it was
closed for repairs The walls have been
beautifully frescoed in harmonious colors
and the interior decorations are altogeth-
er the richest of any church in the city
The fast steamer West Rambo with
barge. will make trips TO Offerman's ISL
and, Sunday, Aug, 81, from until II p.
m. Bleuer band will be in attendance
Dancing and amusements. Round trip
% cents. Ladies free.
There will be game of base ball be
t"Cth thC DdNCupoit DlO"ne anu hhC
Central Cities on Offerman's island, Sun
day afternoon. Game called at 3 O'Clock.
The steamer West Ramho makes hourly
trips from l until II p. m.
Miss Annetta Bowman, instructor in
the State Normal school at Bloomington,
is visiting her parents. Dr. and Mrs. E
H. Bowman, at Andausia. Miss Bows
man has received an exceedingly compli-
mentary call to 90 to Kansas to teach, but
her salary was raised at Bloomington and
she remains.
The gun tournament of the Forester
club of Davenport, ended last evening
and was successful meet. The most re-
markable OF the contests was the shoot
off of ties when Van Saun broke 30 out
of 80 black birds. Budd. the crack shot
of Des MONIES, did not distinguish him
self this time.
j. B. Ladders will be home from the
national encampment Sons of Veterans
at Des MONIES to night 1t will be graft
flying to Rock Island sons to know that
G B. Abbott. of Chicago, late colonel of
the Illinois division, was elected cons
msnder>in>c chief of the Sons of Veterans
of the United States
Mr.. E W. Hurst returned last evening
from Asbury Park, Long Branch, Sarato-
go and other eastern summer resorts
Mrs. Hurst remained at Albany, N. Y.
to visit friends Misses Blanche and
Lucy Buford, who went east with Mr..
and Mrs Hurst, also returned last even
ing, as did Miss Anna Buford, daughter
of Maj. l.. M. Buford, who has been at
tending school at Philadelphia.
J. B. Zlmmer, the popular tailor. has
Just received his fall and winter woolens
comprising the latest novelties in the
market, of foreign and domestic make,
which have been selected with great care
to meet the requirements of his trade
The new stock is larger than ever before
and the variety of patterns is greater
Call now and select your new suit while
the assortment in complete.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
Album of the City.

In about two weeks an album of the
city of Rock Island will be published,
which will contain pictures of public
buildings, schools, churches, residences,
factories, streets, etc; also many views
of the arsenal and Black Hawks watch
tower. 1t will also contain a sketch of
the history of the city. The size of the
album will be Ak inches, and the cover
of fine binding. with gold printing. The
views are made by photo mechanical
process aud will be sold at the cheap
price of 81. so per copy. The album will
be published by Hennebinger Bros. art
gallery. Davenport, which is a sufficient
guarantee that the work will be done in
first class artistic style.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

Consumption, wasting diseases and
general debility. Doctors disagree as to
the relative value of Cod Liver Oil and
Bypophosphites, the one supplying
strength and flesh, and the other giving
nerve power, and acting as tonic to the
digestive and entire system. But in
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with
HypophOsphites the two are combined.
and the effect is wonderful. Thousands
who have derived no permanent benefit
from other preparations have been cured
by this. Soott's Emulsion is perfectly
pslatable and easily digested by those
who cannot tolerate plain Cod Liver Oil
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
A $4,000 SUIT.
Heavy Damages Asked for the Break
ing of n act---ImpOrtanf suit
in the Circuit Court.

Heavy Damages Asked for the Break
ing of Contract suit
in the Circuit Court.
The papers for an important suit were
filed with Circuit Clerk Z. Fl. Bowman,
Jr.. last evening. The case is entitled
Nelson B. Fassett,v VS. The Moline Malle-
able Iron company. ''theplaintiffs attorneys
being Stewart Il White, of Davenport and
Hon. W. II. Gest, of this city. A copy
of the instrument sued upon is an agree
ment between the plaintiff and the de-
PENDANT, bearing date of November ~,
1884 The circumstances alleged are that
the plaintiff, now of Moline, but formerly of
st. Louis, had invented certain improves
ments on drive chains, for which letters
patent were taken out by him on Febru
airy 90, 1881. The Maleable Iron COM
pany is desirious of having exclusive con
troll of these drive chains for the United
States and territories, and for such privil
eye the company has agreed to
pay Fasset stated sum for each foot
sold and manufactured, in return for
which he gives TO said company exclusive
control The contract is witnessed by
the plaintiff and by W B. Ulman, secre-
tary Of the Maleable Iron company.
Now the plaintiff charges that the de
fendaut manufactured and sold the
chains described up to April ii last and
that the sales at that time were increas
ing continually, and profits were larger
Yet the plaintiff alleges that the company
stopped the manufacture of said chains
April II last, and that in consequence of
which, he has been deprived of gains and
profits and suffered heavy damages. for
which he asks S75 900, alleging said sum
to be the amount of his damages.
The defendants claim that they have
been obliged TO suspend the manu- facture
of the chain in dispute, because of the in
validity of the patent, having been sued
for infringement of right by several east
ern firms.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

Sells Bros. show exhibited at Freeport
yesterday and Alexander Mccoy, Clin-
ton lawyer was there too, filled with de-
sire to legally get hold of Sells Bros cash
pocket. He represented claim from
Clinton to the extent of $4,000 which
be wanted to collect. This claim was
made in consequence of the late unfor
tunate shooting affair in connection With
the Wild West part of the show at Clin>
ton, when several persons were wounded,
one of them subsequently dying. The
Bulletin says that although Deputy Sher-
if Piersol served a summons on the
ticket agent that amounted to nothing,
as the show is not incorporated Neither
one of the Sells Bros could be found.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
An Appeal.

The board of supervisors having re-
fused to grant the city of Moline an
abatement on the taxes against the Mo-
line bridge. the city has taken an appeal,
and County Clerk Donaldson has for
watded the transcript of the case to
Auditor Swigert, through whose hands it
goes to the supreme court.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
The New Addition.

Lots are being rapidly sold in the new
South Park addition on Elm street. Sew
eral houses have already been commenced
and the offer of the Broadway church to
build chapel on one of the lots if do,
mated for the purpose, having been &C.
cepted, the building will be commenced
Immediately and the people of that part
of town will have religious services every
Sunday when the church is completed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

gentleman who has recently re
turned from Oskaloosa, Iowa, furnishes
some interesting information in regard to
howremarkahly cheap electric light illu-
mination is in the Iowa town as CONS
pared with Rock Island and other cities.
For instance, one gentleman there pays
for electric light privileges in his private
house, at the rate of five sixteen,
candle and one thirty two-candle power
lights for 81 35 per month There are
two companies in the town and the fig
ures quoted are the average charges for
use of the light.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
To Contractors.

Rock ISLAND, H., Aug. 10, 1887
Sealed proposals will oe received at the
city clerks office, city of Rock Island,
Ill.,, until noon of Sept. 5, 1887, for two
steel boilers to be constructed in accord
ance with plans and specifications now on
file in said clerks office. Boilers to be
delivered at the waterworks The city
council reserves the right to reject any
and all proposals. Address "Waierworks
bid, care of City Clerk"
WIN EDWARDS,
B. WINTER,
D. CORKEN,
Waterworks Com.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

Six cars of grain bound for Peoria
were ditChed four miles east of Coal Val
ley at little after 6 O'Clock this morn
ing. A heavily loaded freight train in
charge of Conductor Horn. and drawn by
engine No. II, was going east when an
axle on one of the cars broke at the
place Stated, and that car and five others
went into the ditch. A wrecking train
was sent out and the track cleared imme
diately, preventing the delaying of pas
senger trans, and everything will be
cleared away by night. No DANA ges to
speak of were done
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

The Rock Islands play the Gables next
Tuesday.
The Sunnysides and Shadysides play
their second game at the Rock Island
park Wednesday afternoon.
The next game between the Rock ISL
ands and Molines will be played on Syl-
van island next Wednesday.
The new uniforms for the NJ & KS. q,
formerly the Central Cities, arrived this
morning, and will be worn. for the first
time tomorrow. The suits consist of blue
Jersey cloth pants and shirts, blue stocks
ings and caps and old gold belts and let's
tiers M Il X on the breast of the shirts.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

The police have not yet succeeded in
running down the local highwayman who
is undoubtedly concealed in the upper
saw mill lumber ward. They propose to
watch the premises, however, until the V
stsrve the fugitive out.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
A. 0. h.

There will be a meeting at Norris hall
at 8 O'Clock Sunday afternoon at which
Edward Spellmsn, of Peoria, state dele,
gate of the A. o. a. of Illinois, would
like to meet all the Irishmen and Irish
Americans of this city for the purpose OF
discussing matters of importance, and all
lrishmen claiming to be Hibernians are
especially requested to be present.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

Often need some safe catbsrtic and tonic
to avert approaching sickness, or to re-
lieve collie, headache, sick stomach, indi-
gestion, dysentery, and the complaints
incident to childhood Let the children
take Simmons Liver Regulator and keep
well 1t is purely vegetable. not unpleas-
ant TO the taste and safe TO take alone OF
in connection with other medicine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

with J E. Loosely & Co, successors to
Hayes & Clesvelsud) general insurance
agents. Fire, tornado. cargo, life and
accident insurance policies written at
lowest rates given by any reliable com
pany. Ocean steamship passage tickets
for sale. Office removed to No. 1913
Second avenue, next door east of Nc
lntire & Co.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

All members of Island City Lodge No.
4, A. o. U. W, are requested to meet at
their hall Sunday afternoon, Aug 81, at
80 sharp. to attend the funeral of the
late wife of our Bro. Andrew Burklund
By order OF the lodge
r. H. RoBB, Recorder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

Are you weak and weary, overworked
and tiredf Hoods Sarsapsrila is just
the medicine to purify your blood and
give YOU strength
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20

The Pittsburg will be down tomorrow
The LIbbie COnger will clear for st.
Paul tomorrow
The Mary Morton went up last evening
with good trip
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
BUSINESS CARDS.
J, M, BEARDSLEY.
WILLIAM JACKSON

A TToRNEN AT LAW-Oirc, with j T Ken
~ worthy. les S"rouda v"uur aGc-1 dN6m
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-20
PLEASRNTS & HURST,

A 'TTOSNEI At LAW. uftice in Rock lei
" National Bank Building Rock Island, III
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
LOCAL, AND OTHERWISE.

Michigan workmen are trying to keep
out French Canadians who work on the
lumber camps,
Fitzgerald & German, q Bridge
Square, have opened their new store at
the above location and will doa general
commission business.
Five hundred workmen in Swift's iron
and steel works in Newport, KY, have
struck. The assignee on July granted
them an increase of 0per centin wages,
but withheld per cent OF the increase
From replies to letters sent out By
the new New York World, it appears
that labor leaders Will put up a Presi-
DENTAL candidate. They expect to
draw 70 per cent of the vote from the
Democrats.
The Elliott House, 1l8 and l2o South
Third street, corner Chestnut, Still
water, Mimi, is one of The best 81. SO
per day hotels in the state. James
Elliott. its manager, has always an eye
to the interests of his patrons
The executive board of the Miners
and Mine Laborers National Federation
has issued al appeal to the miners al
over the country to rise up and over
throw the methods pursued by tl
miners ard mine laborers Of The nationa
district assembly 1856, Knights Of I4abo
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
or more last sunday p. NJ, which lasted

or more last sunday p. M, which lasted
three hours. The church was filed by
the parishoners, who listened atten-
lively while the examination lasted.
There were two prizes offered, the first
prize, "The Lives of the Saints u
which was won by Master Oliver Dol
phin, and the second prize was a hand
some cruci6x Won by Miss Lola Grouse
These two stood the longest. There
were a great many more who did we'll,
out are two numerous to mention; in
fact, they al did very we'll. They will
make their first communion next Sun
day.
The chintz bug is making great havoc
with the farmers throughout the coun-
ty. A great many are cutting their
wheat for hay. The bugs are com
mencing on the oats, as they have eat
Ell the wheat and barley. Hard times
is the cry with them all.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
PERSONAL.

Mrs. NJ Purcell. of Fargo, is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Gavegan, 5l4 T~en'
tielh avenue south.
The Misses Maggie Gibbons and Mag
gle Ryan. of East Minneapolis, are at
tending the national educational meet
ing at Chicago.
b., j. O'Neill, E:q., one Of Dubuque:
most patriotic Irish f-American citizens
was visiting many friends in the twin
cities last week.
w. N. j. Ryrnes, the veteran dry
goods salesman, is still with Barnes
Hengerer, Demond & co. and not il
business fer himself as some would
have it.,
Jas. E. Fox. late Of Harrison tht
raiIors, has gone to Helena, Montana
to reside permanently. The latter city
will be the gamer Of another sounc
business man and a patriotic Iii shman
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
SPORTING NEWS,

Evan Lewis is matched to WI estle job
Carpenter at Marquette, Mich, July 2;;'
for $500 side and gate receipts.
johnson and Harry Wilkes. the cele.
brated PAGERS, will race for a specia
purse of $4,000 July 2l, at Detroit.
d. j. Murphy, Of st. Paul, challenges
Charles Gaudaur to row a three-mlle
race on Lake Minnetonka about Aug. !
for $3.50 side.
Patsey Cardiff has trained down to 1Ss
pounds. and Pat kiilen to 1879. Botl
are working hard and both are said to be
in excellent condition.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
Minneapolis Produce.
MISN EApoIIs, July

NI1NN EApoIIs, July t5
WHEAr-No. hard was steady, closing
S.t TIL, cash, 74l2, July, and 75ls August.
No. northern ia bid for cash.
ConSLight sales; 32Gl35c, according to con
<tion.
EtouH- Minneapolis patents, in sacks. to local
dealers, S. GOG1l 20; for shipment in sacks, Gil
lots 81 CoQs4 10; IN barre!s s. 204 81; delivered
at New England points S s5@y4 l5; at New York
points, St75gl+ s5; rye Hour pure, nominal at
81 1902 per 100 lbs, and buekweat, S4@g5 per bbl
BHAN-Held at 81 1920 iii bulk
S,HoRTs-Bulk, $40 50&l1l.
CATs--No 2 white selling at 2sc on track
The Yanye of sample sales is from 24912Sc Q t.
Rye Nominal at 15Gl50c for Nos and3
BARLEY Quiet at from 35dlA7c for Nos and
BY sample.
BurrEE-in job LOTS Fancy creamery, 16@17c
extra frsts, lt@thc: dairy, fancy, 1S@15c; dairy,
seconds, loGI12c; dairy, thirds, S@9c; packing
took, 7(lsc; grease, 2912lsc.
EGGsStrictly fresh, l3c.
CHEESE Fancy full cream, 9@10c; fine full
cream, sgl9c; part skins, 6@7c; Skins @6c.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
ST, ANTHONY CRUSADERS

REGULAR Election Of Officers Last Tuesday
Evening.
The East Side Crusaders last Tuesday
evening held an enthusiastic meeting
the event being the regular half-yearlJ
election of officers. Following are the
names of the elect:
President-J. H. Smith.
Vice. .President-G.J j. Turner.
Recording Secretary-D. Harrington
Financial taly-Ed Norton.
Treasurer. Il. Dibb.
Sereeant-at-A -Arms--B. y. KilrOe.
Murshal-.J. 4. Smith.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
CITY BRIEFS.

Sells Brothers circus will exhibit at
Minneapolis, July 25.
If you want 6rst-class coal and wood
call OH John Norton, room IL, Temple
Court. Telephone 3l42.
G. L. Barry, contractor and builder.
Stone aud brick a speciality. 725 Uni
yersity avenue northeast.
Mayor Ames, it is said will not sign
the 81 900 saloon licenses. In the mean
time all The saloons are doing business
as usual.
The second annual labor picnic will
be held on August 8. 1855. Further no.
tice will be given as to location of pic
nic grounds.
St. E]izabeih's German Catholic
Church OF South Minneapolis will hold
fair at Dania Hall, Sept. 5 to 10 in
elusive Many valuable prizes will be
contested for.
The Irish-American social club will
give a benefit ball at Window Hall,
Friday evening, July %, to Edward
Egan, who was badly injured in a
stone quarry sometime ago.
F. A. Barnard, an insurance agent,
died at St. Barnabas Hospital Wednes
day aged 4S years. His death was
caused by, tumor Of the brain caused
by over work. He leaves wife and
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
two children, his Oldest son F. A.
Barnard Jr. being resident of Du.

two children, his Oldest son F. A.
Barnard Jr. being resident of Du-
luth.
The John Orth Brewing Co., through
their attorneys, Grethen s. McHugb,
have issued an an attachment for 5000
on the saloon property known as the
"Jumbo'' and owned by AL Schafer.
County President G. L. Barry, Of the
Catholic Total Abstinance Union, calls
meeting of officers of the societies Of
Hennepin County for to morrow (Sun
day. at 2p. m.. at Catholic Association
Hall.
M. J. Kennedy, T. w. Sullivan and
James Murphy were elected managers
of the new Crusaders Hall and Gym
nasium last Tuesday night. These
with President Welch and Treasurer
Maher will constitute the entire board
It has been settled beyond dispute that
Quinlan & Kings detective agency IS
entitled to the credit of capturing
Hamilton, the negro assailant OF
Thomas Moore. The capture was made
br Jack Colwell of the above named
agency Moore the injured man is re-
covering.
The mammoth dry goods firm of In
gram, Olson s. Co. have dissolved part
nership. NJ. d. Ingram retiring. The
business will hereafter be conducted
under the firm name Of S. 3. Olson &
Co. Mr. Olson the remaining member
OF the old firm is full OF business enter
prise and 10 use popular expression is
.'hustIer.' The new firm will still
continue to deal out bargains to the
public.
The board of directors of the Catholic
orphan asylum met Tuesday evening,
and, among other things, arranged for
a dedication of the home, which
will take place on July q. The
board of directors. with the st. Paul
hoard and the Il rectors of the German
home, also Of that city, and Bishop
Grace and Mgr. Ravoux, Of ST. Paul,
will assemble at the residence OF Faith
er McGolrick and at 3 D. N. will take
carriages for the home. There the ex-
er: isps will be held, but the formal
programme has not yet been prepared.
Sixty eight policemen. with their
wives, babies and friends, headed by
the Plummer post drum corps, Wednes-
day picknjcked at Wildwood Park,
white Bear lake, returning at s O clock
in the evening. The picnic was pro-
1uctive of the usual glorious time. In
the afternoon addresses were made by
Mayor Ames, Commissioners Baker and
Hoy, Supt. Helm, and Patrolman john
SOD. Then followed the usual pastifnes
incident to picnics, which were enljv.
ened by some lively set-tos with the
boxing gloves, Che meeting Of CoInmis-
sioner Hoy and "Jumbo" Vogel Gre
ating good deal Of amusement.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
A Successful Grocer

says: II always make it q point to get
acquainted with every wholesale house
selling anything in my line and SC
keep posted on special bargains. Fol
example there is the new commission
house of Fitzgerald & German, "A
Bridge Square, who are handling a fine
lot OF butter, eggs and produce. Every
grocer III town should call on them
Country merchants seeking reliable
house to ship to would do we'll to cor.
respond with them.
The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
GENERAL LABOR NOTES.

The nail pool at Pittsburgh has ad-
vanced prices.
Coke operators will take greater pre-
cautions to protect their workmen.
The striking Pennsylvania coke
workers are standing firm for higher
wages.
Both sides are obstinate in the Brook
]yn strike. Trains run at irregular in
tervals.
The horseshoers employed by the
Metropolitan and Consolidated Horse
Railway companies at Boston. are
striking for higher wages and shorter
hours.
Before the Pacific investigating COM
mittee United States Senator Hoar said
that the Omaha Smelling company had
never received rebates from the Union
Pacific.